Fastening lamps to lanterns



E. SIRRET.

Attaching Lamps to Lanterns..

Patented Oct. 24, 1854.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMILE SIRRET, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

FASTENING LAMPS T0 LANTERNS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,843, dated October 24, 1854.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE SIRRET, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Fastening Lamps in Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description.

The nature of my invention consists in.

fastening the lamp to the lantern with ease and safety, and by means which can be adapted to any kind or form of lantern. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention,

I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a view of the head of the lever, extending out of the lower side of the lamp. Fig. 2, is a view of the bottom of the lamp. Fig. 3, is a vertical section of the lamp, and lower part of the lantern. Fig. 4, is a view of the slit, in which the neck of the lever moves, and becomes engaged.

Similar letters correspond to similar parts.

B Fig. 3 is a flat lever vibrating by the pivot E, running through its center and fastened to it, by the screw nut D, this pivot is set fast under the middle of the bottom of the oil chamber, which is raised above the bottom of the cup G, where the lower end of the lantern is hurried in the lamp A, and fastened.

C C are bolts fastened with pivots by one end to each end and side of the lever, the other end of those bolts is engaged in a slit on the side, and under the oil chamber sliding from that place above the flange F, on

the bottom of the cup G, this flange being soldered on the lower end and inside the lantern. The space between the bottom of the cup G, and the flange F, is to hold the oil dripping from the lamp.

The neck of the lever when pressed upon springs from the upper to the lower edge of the slit (Fig. 4), the narrow space above this slit is intended to keep the lever steady. hen the bolts have locked the lamp any accident as of unlocking the lamp, by clapping or rubbing, &c., is prevented.

The bolts C C being attached by pivots near one end and on each sideof the pivots at the lever B, a lateral motion communicated to it will cause the bolts to slide in and out on each side of it, and consequently lock and unlock the lamp on both sides at the same time.

Operation. By pressing the head of the lever with the thumb, and sliding it along the length of its slit, the lamp will be unlocked, by reversing this motion the lamp will be locked again. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V Fastening the lamp to the bottom of a lantern by means of a vibrating spring lever carrying a bolt pivoted near each end of it, said bolts passing through the bottom of the oil cup to enter a groove or flange inside the bottom of the lantern, substantially as set forth.

EMILE SIRRET. lVitnesses H. B. BURT, PETER MARTIN. 

